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Enviro Groups Ask EPA to Revisit CWA CAFO Rules
- October 27, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In October 2022, a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit asking the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to formally respond to...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight of New Publications
- October 20, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, environmental justice is defined as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all...
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Pesticide Review: Recent Actions from Various Pesticide Legal Challenges
- October 13, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
The past several weeks have seen developments in various on-going legal disputes over pesticides. Recent actions concerning glyphosate, dicamba, and pesticide-treated...
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Building Blocks: The Basics of the RCPP
- September 29, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
First authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (“RCPP”) is a voluntary conservation program administered by the...
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Building Blocks: Basics of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
- September 15, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (“ACEP”), private landowners, land trusts, and other entities work with the United State Department of...
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Building Blocks: The Basics of EQIP
- September 1, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
First authorized in the 1996 Farm Bill, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (“EQIP”) is a voluntary conservation program that offers financial...
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Ag & the IRA: Conservation Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
- August 18, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On August 16, 2022, President Biden officially signed the $739 billion spending package known as the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) into...
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Clean Water Act Citizen Suits Before Fourth Circuit
- August 4, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
An important component of many environmental statutes is the ability for private citizens to initiate lawsuits to enforce the statute. This...
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Environmental Law Highlight: Developments From the First Half of 2022
- July 21, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
The first half of 2022 has seen a lot of development in the area of environmental law. From lawsuits to regulatory...
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Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Honorable Mentions
- July 7, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Up to now, each article in this series exploring the legal claims commonly raised by plaintiffs in pesticide injury cases has...
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Ninth Circuit Orders EPA to Revisit Conclusion That Glyphosate is “Not Likely” to Cause Cancer
- June 23, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On June 17, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision ordering the Environment Protection Agency (“EPA”) to reexamine...
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Fifth Circuit Rules SEC Administrative Proceedings Unconstitutional
- June 14, 2022
- Elizabeth
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling on May 18, 2022, vacating an administrative decision...
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Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Failure to Warn Claims in Pesticide Injury Lawsuits
- May 26, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Of all the claims that plaintiffs typically raise in pesticide injury lawsuits, failure to warn is currently the claim that is...
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DOJ Announces Three Environmental Justice Initiatives
- May 12, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On May 5, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it would be taking three actions intended to “enhance the...
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Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Design Defect Claims in Pesticide Injury Lawsuits
- April 28, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Many plaintiffs in pesticide injury lawsuits raise the state law claim of design defect. Plaintiffs typically raise design defect claims in...
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Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Negligence Claims in Pesticide Injury Lawsuits
- April 14, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
One of the claims most commonly raised in pesticide injury cases is the claim of negligence. Like the other claims discussed...
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Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Intro to Pesticide Injury Litigation
- March 31, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Over the past few years, there has been a series of high-profile lawsuits filed against pesticide manufacturers by plaintiffs who claim...
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Scope of EPA Authority Before the Supreme Court
- March 17, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
UPDATE: On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. U.S. Envt’l Protection Agency finding in favor of the...
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Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Treated Seeds
- March 3, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In December 2021, two environmental groups, the Center for Food Safety and Pesticide Action Network North America, filed a lawsuit against...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Ag Worker Exposure to Pesticides & Heat
- February 18, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) around 70% of farm workers are Black, Indigenous, People of Color (“BIPOC”)....